SCOTUS Announces Knowingly or Intentionally Causing Bodily Injury or Death by ‘Omission’ Necessarily Involves ‘Use’ of ‘Physical Force’ for Purposes of § 924(c) by David Kim The Supreme Court of the United States held that knowingly or intentionally causing bodily injury or death by failing to take action—that is, by …

Oregon Supreme Court Announces Overruling of Precedent on ‘Attempted Transfer’ of Drugs by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Supreme Court of Oregon held that “attempted transfer” does not apply “to a person who possesses a large quantity of a controlled substance and takes steps consistent with an intent …

Seventh Circuit Vacates Federal Drug Conspiracy Conviction Because District Court Failed to Ensure Defendant Understood ‘Agreement’ Element of Conspiracy and Failed to Ensure Factual Basis for Guilty Plea by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that the U.S. District Court for …

QAnon and Some Cops Are Bedfellows by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney QAnon is a name associated with bizarre conspiracy theories. One is that a Satanic cabal of high-profile liberal pedophiles is running a worldwide sex ring. Another theory concerns a plot about kidnapped children held in underground tunnels so …